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Wichita eagle., 1887-09-30
Piano Tuning.

IL. Sheldon, of Topeka, is again in the
CITY on his regular trip Orders for tuning
may be left with either Of the following
named teachers of music: Mrs s. I. Hen
Erickson, No 422 North Market street; MIS-.
Catherine Russell. Conservatory Of Music,
No S3l East Douglas ave Prof. A W.
Sickner, director of music at Lewis academy,
or address per mail J. Ia Sheldon, 100 North
Topeka avenue, Wichita, Kan. 10 SIX
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-30

F. W. Bond. resident engineer Frisco rail-
road, passed through the city yesterday morn
ing on his way to the Indian Territory, where
he has four corps of engineers at work locat-
Jog the line of the Frisco railway between
Oklahoma and Mobeetie in the Panhandle OF
Tsxss This is known as the central division
of the Atlantic & Pacific.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-30

Will arrive in St Louis Sunday evening, the
2nd October, and remain there the guest Of
Mayor Francis until the evening of the 3rd.
To those desiring to visit the tair exposition
and shake hands with the president and
members of the White House, the Missouri
Pacific, Fort Scott route, will sell tickets al
the extremely low rate of one fare for the
round trip, good to return until October 10th
and good going one route and returning an
other Take the popular reclining chair car
and Pullman route. City ticket office 127 n
Main. 1l5-3t
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-30
81. Louis Yalr and Exposition.

Commencing Saturday Oct 1st, and cen
tiuuing thereafter until Oct. SIN, the Nc
Pacific Fl. Scott route Will sell ticket' I
ST. Louis ct one fare for the round trip
This is the shortest line, and besides allowin
patrons to return by a different route, is tn
only line running through Free Reclining
Chair cars, also Palace Pullmans
Two trans daily.
City ticket office, 1e1 \. Main street.
dll5-.f
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-30
SpecuiatOrSs

Look into this before investing. Only
four and a half miles east Of Lawrence ave
nue., this city, on 18th street and cl se to the
new town of Manchester, where they have a
postoffice and two mails daily, is located
100 acres OF land suitable for farming or
plating, no sloughs viii sell cheap and on
easy terms. Address G. E. LUDLAM,
disc Manchester, Kan,
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-30

Persons having trees, hedge, or any other
p-uning TO do can have il done by leaving
order at 9SS North Mead ave, or through the
postoffice. All work guaranteed frst-class.
A. J. Mefford, practical primer. dll52.%
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-30

The kindergarten committee will please
meet at school room this friday afternoon,
at O'clock. The newly appointed members
are Mrs. Fees, and Misses Carrie Brown and
Sadie Gutherie
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-30
Attention Freeman

All members of the Kansas Freeman viii
meet tonight at Sons of Herman hall. I'm
portant business for consideration. By or
der of president.
TunS MCGEE Sec'y
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-30
land WAr.sd.

We have nice residences, 50 minutes ride
from Chicago, to trade for land near Wichl
Is, or rear good county seat, or large body
Of land in western county. Full description
aod photograph a. our oftice- Roo-. Spur
gin & Co Eagle building. Wichita ia AZ
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-30
J. MCGEE, Sec'y.

The tennis match which was postponed OF
account of rain will be played this Afternoon
if the weather is pleasant.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-30

Are you going 10 Las Vegas, New Me- c,
Oct 70! Legsett Brothers will run one Of
their popular excursions. It's splendid
Sime to go. Call on them at 2213 South
Water street, Wichita. 'll5-2L
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-30

Tsks the new short line, C. & < N, Rock
Island route. TO Kansas City, 81. Joseph
Chicago d St. Louis llzu
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-30

The Woman's Missionary society meets in
the Lecture room of the Presbyterian church
this afternoon friday at $50 p. m.
M B. REESE, Sec.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-30
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Wichita Chapter OF Royal Arch Masons
meets this evening at 80 for work in the
mark. By order Of
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-30

Lemons 81 Hooper box or 15c per dozen, a.
S. NJ Supply Co., corner Third street anc
Fifth avenue. dll5tf
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-30

Lemons 81 90 per box or l5c per dozsn, at
S 81 Supply Co, corner Third street and
Fifth avenue. dIl5d
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-30

Take the new short line, c. & & y. Rock
Island route, 70 Kansas City, St. Joseph,
Chicago and St. Louis. llSu
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-30

Is hereby given that my lots on East Oak
street are this day Withdrawn from the mar
ket. [d1l5-2*l 9. II. NOBLE.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-30
NEW STORE
Messrs T. /. Fox & Son About
to Open up a New Dry
Goods and Millinery
House at $50 N
Main St.

We have been making arrange
mentS for some time to open up
a. first class Dry Goods ana
Millinery store.
Now as our building Is ready
and our goods are daily arriving
we hope to open our doors during
the present week and although
ali our departments will not De
complete we will be prepared'to
show some Of the incest goods
the markets afford.
We urge all our customers, our
friends, their friends, and the
citizens OF Wichita generally to
come and se6 us.
Our buyers are now east ship
ping by freight and express all
the pretty and stylish goods the
ladies Of Wichita SO much ap-
preciate.
The good people OF Wichita
have been SO kind In their treat
ment, so generous in their ex-
pressions that we already feel
ike old citizens with hosts Of
friends to encourage and inspire
| US.
We will try torepay this friend
| ly interest by constant services
and we promise to d8vote our
selves industriously and faith
fully to make our new store one
OF profit to the customer.
We Will announce very soon
the date OF our Grand Opening"
which will take place about Oc-
tOber 7th, when our stocks are
thoroughly equipped.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-30
USEMENTS.
CRAWFORD.

Matte Vickers will appear at this house
Saturday in "Jacquine" The Republican
st. Louis, speaking of her, says:
Miss Vickers has an attractive stage pres
ence and shines all over with good bumor
and unaffected gsyety; she is graceful in
movement, refined in manner, effective In all
her work, and has bright future before
her.
Next Monday and Tuesday Miss Marie
Prescott will appear. Her 'Ingomsr" is
thus spoken of by the Kansas City Times:
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-30

Lemons S400 per box or l5c per dozen al
S. II. Supply Co, corner Third street and
Fifth avenue. dll5tf
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-30
President Cleveland,

Lemons $500 per box or 15c per dozen, at
s. NJ. Supply Co., corner Third street and
Fifth avenue. dll5tf
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-30

Lemons "a co per box or 1Sc per dozen, at
s. NJ Supply Co, corner Third street and
Fifth avenue. olto1
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-30

Lemons 81 on per box or 15c per dozen, ct
s. NJ. Supply Co., co Iner Third street and
Fifth avenue. dll5tf
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-30
Dr- r. A. GUVtOU. ST

Lemons s4.O0 per box or 15c per dozen at
S. M. Supply Co., corner Third street and
Fifth avenue. dll5m
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-30

Returned yesterday from Colfax Springs
in good health. He was there four weeks,
recuperatiDg from the effects Of a severe at
tack of malarial fever. Lbs 5t*
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-30

Lemons 81 60 per box or l5c per dozen at
S. NJ. Supply Co, corner Third street and
Fifth avenue. d1l5t
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-30
'sINGONAR

Marie Prescott, lady whose abilities arr
well known to the theatre going public, wa
the central figure in the beautiful play
"Iugomar, the Barbarian" Her impersona
ton of Parthenia is physically attractive
and Astounding in the graceful touches of
talent and skillful actress. She was credita
bly, supported by Mr. r d. Mclean, whose
Ingomar is a portrayal of virility aud clever
conception. City Times. September
1857
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-30

Lemons $500 per box or l5c per dosen, al
S. NJ Supply Co, corner Third street and
Fifth avenue. 0Ilo1
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-30

Lemons 81 90 per box or 15c per dozen, at
S. M. Supply Co, corner Third street and
Fifth avenue, d1l5tf
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-30
LADIES', MISSES AND CHILDRENS' SHOES

r .sss Rigb, Doncola Shoes sto7, Eoths22 fo
Ladies Brazilian o S275
Ladies French 0 $3.50
Ladies land Shoes, :, worth $500
Chldrsns isl, IS
Cbudrens Pebble Cost Heel II, $50
MI. Pebble Gosspr 70 ~
ChIdrens chxI tipped I.
Tdrenssch for LOO
MissOa Gransc 10 $500 for
Boyss hcos %
BOWS shoa, 20 ,worhs
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-30

ID. A. MITCHELL, h. P.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-30

The following are the transfers Of real
estate fled Ia the Recorders Office yester-
ieD.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-11-12
Purifying Polluted Water.

The use of alum to clear muddy
water has long been known, but Prof.
Leeds, in the course of an investigation
ON an outbreak Of typhoid fever at
Mount Holly, N. j., discovered another
value in its use, which may be very im-
portant. He found that the water
which was supplied to the inhabitants
of Mount Holly was swarming with
bacteria, about fifteen drops being cap
able of forming 800 colonies of these
microscopic germs when spread upon
a suitat1c surface. He tried the exper-
iment IT adding minute amount Of
alum to this water in the proportion OF
only half grain to a gallon, and found
that not only was the dirt and coloring
matter precipitated, but that instead Of
the same quantity Of water containing
800 colonies of bacteria, it contained
only so. and these were all of large
form. On filtering the water through
two thicknesses Of filtering paper he
found that the filtered water contained
no bacteria, but was las sterile as if it
had been subject to prolonged boiling"
This amount Of alum is too small to
be evident to the taste. and is not HARM
full to health. If his observations shall
remain unrefuted, they may form =
valuable method OF purifying polluted
drinking water.-N. Y. Post.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-11-12
EMPLOYER AND CLERK.

The Views Of Prominent New York
wholcs ale Merchant.
I'm looking badp Well. ought
to; I've lost fully twenty-five pounds
within tho last nine months through
something not usually put under the
head Of business cares. Want to
know what 1t is, Ell! Well. don't
mind telling you. although my state
ment will probably rouse storm Of
Indignation. but l assure you that m y
loss of flesh arises from nothing more
or less than worrying over my clerks.
Il heartily appreciate all editorial
comments on the question Of dishonesty
among clerks. Every year it becomes
more and more difficult apparently
for some young men to keep within the
paths Of righteousness. At one time !
thought that human nature was con-
stantly growing more depraved. and
now Tam firmly convinced that the
opportunities offered to the young men
Of the present day for going wrong
i. finitely more numerous than formerly
and seem to be almost forced upon
them.
flake Especial case, which recently
came under my immediate observa-
ton. The young man in question
began to associate with a rather fast
set, who considered gambling legiti-
mate pleasure. His refusal to join
the game was taken as tantamount
confession of weakness. and he soon
found himself as lonely as ship
wrecked sailor upon desert isle. He
stood it as long as he could and then
returned to the society of his reckless
companions What was the RESULT
In three months, between poker and
race pools, he had lost a large amount
Of his employers money, which he
found himself unable to replace at the
moment and his previously promising
business career has been hopelessly
ruined.
Il agree with you that it is an en-
ployer's duty to keep himself informed
as to his clerks mode Of life outside OF
business hours, and have firmly re-
solved that no young man in my en-
ploy will go wrong for lack of the few
words Of kind warning which would
have saved to the world many q man
who is now criminal "--Jewelcrs'
Weeklu
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-11-12
WAGES IN ENGLAND.
The DeplorabIe Condition of Working
Women In the City of London.

The Deplorable Condition of Working
Women In the City of London.
Lord Brabazon gives startling re-
port of the condition Of the London
poor He shows from official returns
by various workers societies that in
1885 nearly $1,000 capable men, repre-
senting a quarter Of million human
beings, were out Of employment They
are not the only sufferers 1t would
hardly be an exaggeration to say that
thousands Of men and women In en-
ployment arc nearly as bad off as those
with nothing to do. Year after year,
without break. unnumbered women
have to work from morn till night in
order to earn from fourpence to four
teen pence day by making dra-
pers' cardboard boxes, to which indus
try some contribute their own paste,
others providing thread, laboriously
making shirts at three farthings apiece.
In short, sixpence or eightpence day
is the wages of women toiling four
teen or sixteen hours out Of twenty
four in city that boasts itself the rich
est in the world. The less constant
trades are equally overdriven. Eight
pence daily and the empty orange
boxes is the recompense Of the
lmarmalade makers, sevenpence
that of the brush makers. seven
pence that of the flower makers,
eightpencc that of the matchbox fill
ers; and the toilers in jam and jute
factories. at umbrella-covering, sack-
making, shirt-fnishing. buttonholing
and demonstrating are scarcely bet
ter paid. When we learn that in Lon
don the rent of two rooms is five shil-
lings or six shillings, of one room two
shillings or three shillings, or half q
bed one shilling and twopence, or two
shillings q week, we can realize that
work at the rate Of pay mentioned
must be accompanied by a temper as
bitter as that with which enforced idle
ness is fraught- In the cases Of some
trades the division Of prohr is such as
must shock the sternest Of orthodox
economists. For example. ladies' fur
tippets, which are sold for about ego,
have to be repaired when the skin is
damaged. The work has to be done
with great care; yet it is SO poorly paid
that woman must toll her hardest in
order to earn three shillings week!
The common imitation fur trimming,
which is sold by the yard. is material
for work still more wretchedly paid. 1t
has to be sowed together in many small
pieces, and farth.ng yard is the ut
most given for the labor entailed.
These statistics relate to London. but
they can be matched by facts from
Birmingham. from Glasgow and from
all other manufacturing towns
National Reuiew.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-11-12
ASTONISHING MoDEsTY.



Self Confidence.
Inotice that old Bob Burgess. OF
Fargo. has in some way got himself
interviewed in local paper, and
says: II have never made. the success
in the world that many men have,
owing to my want of confidence in my
self and natural reserve.
Mr.. Burgess is right; his diffidence
and shrinking modesty have all along
rather held him down.
When he first began business in
Dakota he set up as lawyer and loan
agent. His natural reserve caused
him to charge five per cent. month
interest and foreclosure mortgages be-
fore they were due, and vigilence
committee chased him across the
county line on run.
Then his want of confidence in him
self began to show itself. H. went to
soliciting fire insurance his shyness
kept him from every thing else
and be didn't succeed very we'll even
in this eminently quiet and retired
pursuit He got dropped out of several
high buildings, kicked over into the
latter part Of several weeks hence. and
never knew when he'd have to jump
a fence and kick out back at dog and
scatter blank applications and little
tin house-signs all over the yard. He
gave up insurapce and entered on the
subdued life Of lightning rod agent.
He got along better with this-morc
suited to his modest and quiet tastes.
He would drive up to farmers house
when he was away from home and put
lightning-rods all over the house and
barn, and constable and smoke
house. and hay-barn and chicken-coop
and we'll house. He would put 'em on
thick. too. When the frightened
farmer drove into the yard he would
think his buildings looked like porcu-
pines
Bob said he was q scientist aud that
he had noticed that the lightning was
different than it used to be. and that
it would sneak down to the roof I'M
less the points were mighty thick. He
claimed after he got building prop
erly covered with his rods that thun-
der cloud would look over the brow "
the hill and thon 60 away on around
by way Of the creek and the red
| school-house road II, said that he
had seen lightning strike At his house
and then howl like pig under the
| gate and 20 on across the pasture end
over end. tearing up The st'ii ike boy
stssr sngie-vormA He Was always
! estag = ~ ! be'ises sens ~ ~
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-11-12
AMERICAN LIBRARIES.
The Leading Institutions OF the Kind !
listing in New York City.

The Leading Institutions OF the Kind Ex.
listing in New York City.
The libraries of New York contain
/, 400. 900 books. of which only about
100. 900 are universally accessible for
free circulation. Boston has free
library of 434, 900 volumes, Cincinnati
one of $4,000 and Chicago one Of
10000 New York is, therefore, far
behind other cities of the country in
the rsulation among the people Of
books from public institutions, and the
field for such endowments as these of
Mr.. Vanderbilt and Miss Bruce is very
large. The only free circulating
libraries Of much account in New York
are the Apprentices library, 10000
volumes. from which were loaned to
readers in 1856, 1853. 1925 books, and the
free circulating library Of Bond street
of so. 600 volumes, including the Often
dorfer branch. from which there were
given out last year 2S4, 44S books.
The Mercantile Library, with its
two branches in Liberty street
and in Fifth avenue, is the largest
circulating library but one in the
United States, having PA. $50 books and
5,535 members. who pay the fee of s.
yer year. But the fee closes this library
against those who have the greatest
need Of such an institution. OF the
libraries kept open for reference. that
Of the Cooper Union. with only rs, 200
books, has the largest number Of read
ers. They number $50. 900 year, at
tracted by the fact that the library is
open day and night. OF the Al. 900
books belonging to the Young Mems
Christian Association only 1000 are
now used for free circulation, but
It is intended to largely increase that
number. The Astor library Of "a, 900
volumes. the Lenox, with its 1.000.-
900 collection, those of tho New York
Society and the Historical Society. with
about 1900 volumes. each, and the
American Institute, with 1880 vol
umes. are Of comparatively little use as
educational advantages to the general
public on account of the restriction -
e. thu hours during which they can b
consulted. = Troy IN r Times.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-11-12
4 TRIBUTE TO AMERICA.


the InifsrnAns to success
In this country no one cares about |
ancestry The spectacle Of Marx Twain
weeping at the tomb Of Adam is hu-
morous expression of American opin-
ions on this general subject Of ancestry.
To save time he paid his devoirs to the
fountain head without stopping at the
Guelphs, the Tudors. the Bourbons, the
Hohenzollerns. the Hapsburgs. or the
Romanoffs- There is no time. II there
were any wish. in this great country,
shaking to the tread of gigantic BUSH
ness. to inquire. who was hisfatherP"
There is only time for such questions as
What do you knowp" What can you
dop' .How have you succeeded"
Integrity and ability stand man In
better stead in America than purple
veins Of Norman blood. Even in the
aristocracy. so to speak. Of brains. an
cestry in one sense. so far from being
an advantage, is apt TO be precisely
the reverse. A son Of Henry Clay or
Daniel Wei ster can never hope to gain
the lofty pre-eminence OF his sire, and
he suffers by the comparison.
Great men do not always
have great sons. For one Pitt
the son of great Chatham,
there arc hundreds Of sons who INTEL
lectually dishonor great fathers.
Brains. intelligence, industry. energy
and pluck--these are the talismanic
words which stand for success In Amer
lea. whoro no ghost Of dead feudal-
ism hovers over the land, darkening II
by its blighting presence. In England
the first question. silly echo Of CEN
turies, is: who is his fatherp' But
VINO are the nobility Have they any
title as such to the respect of right
thinking persons7 The nobility is run
ming TO seed, or rather the once noble
tree is whitening and dying; 1t has
borne its fruit and in time has passed
away; In Scriptural language. why
cumbereth It the ground? How many
of the nobility are now worthless roues,
dried up and half consumed by the
fires of passion and debauchery! They
are dying as the fool dieth. with a
| vi uuktH itcI Ou tHclt shiuhhph i"sro
and the stain Of dishonor on their
escutcheons. The commons of Eng
land will yet redeem 1t from the thral-
dom Of worthless aristoeracy. Amer
lea is the field for the human race. 1t
is the hope and the asylum of the
oppressed and the down trodden
of every cline Il is the inspir-
ing example of Amerca-peerless
among the nations of the earth, the
brightest star in the political firma-
ment--that is leavening the hard lump
of aristocracy and promoting demo-
cratic spirit throughout the world. II
is indeed the gem Of the ocean. to
which the world may offer homage.
Here merit is the sole fiat Birth Is
nothing. The fittest survive. Merit Is
the supreme and only qualification
necessary to success. Intelligence rules
worlds and systems Of worlds. 1t is
the dread monarch of illimitable space,
and in human society. especially in
America. it shines as diadcm on the
foreheads of those who stand in the
forefnost ranks Of human enterprise.
Here only natural order Of nobility
is recognized, and its motto, without
coat-of-arms. or boast of heraldry, Is
Intelligence and integrity" Henry
Clews.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-11-12
Nipped in the Bud.

Father-I gave you half dollar to
get your shoes mended.
Son--Yes sir.
you paid twenty-five cents to havc
them me 'ded. didn't your"
YES sir.
Where is the changer
Il dunno"
"You don't know, ehe Whack-you
-whack-young ---whack = Napoleon
-whack of finance, whack-whack
-whack --whack -whack = whack-
whack-whack- -whack-whack. etc.
etc. "-Te1as Sffsinos
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-11-12
WIT AND WISDOM.

Forget past misfortunes Il You
would be happy.
"A man doesn't begin TO be muck
Of lar until he owns dog. PUCK
He is next to the gods whom rea-
son, not passion, impcls. = Ctaadian.
Put man in prison and you've
got him where the hair is short The
prison barber sees to that. 81. Joseph
Gazette.
City Msn-wheres the running
trout stream you said was near hereP
Countryman-Bl Blamed II It hain't run
clean out OF sight.--Jstdge.
What are you doinga Either
one thing or the other Either
ing the world better or worse. Idiots
are the only exempts. IN r Witness.
ALI men who know not where to
look for truth save in the narrow we'll
Of self will find their own image ut the
bottom and mistake IL for what they
are seeking. -LoUen
DO not marry for riches, my son,
but remember that the husband Of an
heiress is seldom obliged to get up -
five o'c clock in the morning and build
the fire. TEXAS Siflings.
He that does good unto another
does good also to himself, not only In
the consequence. but in the very act Of
doing il; for the conscience Of well
doing is ample reward. - Seneca
1--we been thinking this matter
over for some time." said the trousers
to the suspenders, land have come To
the conclusion that it were better that
our paths in life diverge to join NO
more. - Merchant IraUeier.
Eyes, all the fellows are taking ,
great interest in our military organisa~
tion,'' said George to Clara. Eve got
brand new arms" well. George"
said she, with a significant smile, 4
think you needed them. - Washington
Critic
Sir John Lubbock in "PleasCreo
of Life" writes, I'VE must be careful,
then, how we choose our thoughts; The
soul is dyed by its thoughts" III No
are ever in doubt what to do. tits =
good rule to ask ourselves what "
shall wish on the morrow that we ha4
done.
John, ''said farmer wife. ''aforo
we start fer home l think I'd ought y
have that tooth pulled out Its ached
the hull day." Il know. Marian. -
plied John, dubiously. ''but By ~
La - : 4 49, Hit.1 80 A. 49,